Thursday evening Policy Seminars

As part of the MSc course, the Centre holds a regular series of Thursday evening Policy Seminars given by a range of speakers from areas including government, industry and non-government organisations who come to talk about their particular involvement in the environmental field. These seminars are of great value, as they provide a prime opportunity for informal socialising and networking.

External speakers range from international experts to course alumni, with their contribution ensuring coverage of current issues, the possibility of placement-style dissertation research and an invaluable source of job announcements. 

All seminars will take place from 17.00 – 18:00 UK time. The location will be confirmed on the calendar invite, which is sent out weekly. All students are expected to attend.


Core Course

06/10/2022

Andy Purvis, NHM: ‘Can we stop the global decline of biodiversity?’


13/10/2022

Mark Howells, Imperial College London and Loughborough University: 'R2D2 and C3Po - In a new hope: Efforts to accelerate funding for the sustainable development of the world's poorest


20/10/2022

Julie Hill, Office for Environmental Protection / Green Alliance: 'The Office for Environmental Protection and the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan


27/10/2022

April Williamson, Client Earth: 'Climate change litigation'


03/11/2022

James Lloyd-Jones, Jones Food Company: 'Jones Food Company: Exploring vertical farming practices'


10/11/2022

Ioana Badea, BEIS-NZBI Clean Heat: 'Intro to Civil Service Careers and an Overview of the Government’s assessment of Hydrogen for Heating'


17/11/2022

Sarah Jane Widdowson, Intelisos: 'Green jobs and skills- are you ready for the green skills revolution?'


24/11/2022

Thomas Ball, WWF: 'Transition Plans for a Net Zero and Nature Positive Future'


01/12/2022

Michael Aquilina, AECOM: 'Natural Capital Laboratory: the role of quantification in nature restoration'


08/12/2022

Gbemi Oluleye- Imperial College London: 'Accelerating the Uptake of Hydrogen for Industry'


Spring term

12/01/2023

Rob Godfrey- Teeconomy


 19/01/2023

Rosemary Pickering- Farfetch


26/01/2023

Anne-Marie Tomm- Bloomsberg and the Man Group


02/02/2023

Eugenie Mathieu- Aviva


09/02/2023

Sam Burford- DEFRA


16/02/2023

Professor Regan - Imperial College London


23/02/2023

Lola Bushnell- ARUP


02/03/2023

Dirk Wilyman- Ørsted


09/03/2023

Laura Noorani - Hambro Perks


16/03/2023

Isabelle Cardinal - DEFRA


 

Summer term

04/05/2023

Yasar Yetiskin- ICF


 11/05/2023

Dave Barker- Climate Fiction author & Economist


Seminar archive

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